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退散

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Chinese

retreat; to decline; to move back
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
 
adjourn; scatter; leisurely
adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
 
trad. (退散) 退
simp. #(退散) 退

Pronunciation


Verb

退散

  1. to retreat and scatter; to withdraw and become dispersed
  2. to subside and disappear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
退
たい
Grade: 6
さん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 退散 (thwojH sanH, literally withdraw + scatter, disperse).

Pronunciation

Noun

退(たい)(さん) (taisan

  1. dispersion, scattering away, spreading out
  2. running away, leaving a place (as when a group disperses)

Verb

退(たい)(さん)する (taisan suruintransitive suru (stem 退(たい)(さん) (taisan shi), past 退(たい)(さん)した (taisan shita))

  1. to disperse, to become scattered, to spread out; to run away, to leave a place (as when a group disperses)
    悪霊(あくりょう)退散(たいさん)
    Akuryō taisan!
    Evil spirits, be gone!

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN